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Sharkwater

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:42:32 -0400

Start: 09/17/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 09/17/2007 - 9:30pm

WELCOME BACK CONCORDIA (AND NEW) STUDENTS!!

Our first film of the season is on glorious 35mm film print and is a stunning documentary about conservation, ecology and activism. See you at this first CP Concordia screening where you can grab your Fall 2007 Programme.

SYNOPSIS: For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.

Toxic Sludge is Good for You

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:40:48 -0400

Start: 09/24/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 09/24/2007 - 7:30pm

This film is part of a double bill, to be screened with Out of Balance: Exxon Mobil's Impact on Climate Change.

Out of Balance

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:41:59 -0400

Start: 09/24/2007 - 8:30pm

End: 09/24/2007 - 8:30pm

This film is part of a double bill, to be screened with Toxic Sludge is Good for You: The PR Industry Unspun.

Black and White

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:54:49 -0400

Start: 10/01/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 10/01/2007 - 7:30pm

This film is part of a double bill, to be screened with Red Without Blue.

Red without Blue

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:56:31 -0400

Start: 10/01/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 10/01/2007 - 7:30pm

This film is part of a double bill, to be screened with Black and White.

RED WITHOUT BLUE is an artistic and groundbreaking portrayal of gender, identity, and the unswerving bond of twinship despite transformation.

An honest portrayal of a family in turmoil, RWB follows a pair of identical twins as one transitions from male to female. Captured over a period of three years, the film documents the twins and their parents, examining the Farley's struggle to redefine their family.

Occupation 101

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:21:15 -0400

Start: 10/09/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 10/09/2007 - 7:30pm

This special CANADIAN PREMIER will feature the director in attendance and is co-sponsored by Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR).

A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unlike any other film ever produced on the conflict -- 'Occupation 101' presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions.

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Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:00:23 -0400

Start: 10/15/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 10/15/2007 - 7:30pm

Director's statement:

men rule the world and try to dominate women and their lives. violence against women has many forms – physical, psychological, economical and social. the frameworks and names that allow violence are called honor, family peace, paid sexual workers, culture...

the only chance against violence directed towards women is to change the culture of male domination – in all senses.

Finding Dawn

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:14:21 -0400

Start: 10/15/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 10/15/2007 - 7:30pm

This screening is co-presented by the Centre for Native Education at Concordia.

Dawn Crey. Ramona Wilson. Daleen Kay Bosse. These are just three of the estimated 500 Aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murdered in Canada over the past thirty years. Directed by acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh, Finding Dawn is a compelling documentary that puts a human face to this national tragedy.

China Blue

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:45:33 -0400

Start: 10/22/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 10/22/2007 - 7:30pm

China Blue takes us inside a blue-jeans factory, where Jasmine and her friends are trying to survive a harsh working environment. But when the factory owner agrees to a deal with his Western client that forces his teenage workers to work around the clock, a confrontation becomes inevitable.

Shot clandestinely in China, under difficult conditions, this is a deep-access account of what both China and the international retail companies don’t want us to see – how the clothes we buy are actually made.

The Devil Came on Horseback

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:34:43 -0400

Start: 10/29/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 10/29/2007 - 7:30pm

This special screening is co-sponsored by the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) and Save Darfur Canada / Sauvons le Darfour Canada

SYNOPSIS:
THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK exposes the tragedy taking place in Darfur as seen through the eyes of an American witness who has since returned to the US to take action to stop it.

The Iron Wall

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:04:35 -0400

Start: 11/05/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 11/05/2007 - 7:30pm

This film is part of a double bill, to be screened with Raised to be Heroes and co-sponsored by Palestinian and Jewish Unity (PAJU)

In 1923 Vladimir Jabotinsky, leading intellectual of the Zionist movement and father of the right wing of that movement, wrote:

Raised to Be Heroes

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:03:18 -0400

Start: 11/05/2007 - 8:30pm

End: 11/05/2007 - 8:30pm

This film is part of a double bill, to be screened with The Iron Wall.

They will fight for their country, they will die for their country, but not in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. And although they act on conscience, they pay a steep personal price. Featuring haunting accounts from the front lines, Raised to Be Heroes introduces the latest generation of Israeli soldiers to selectively object to military operations undertaken by their country.

The War on Democracy

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:19:27 -0400

Start: 11/12/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 11/12/2007 - 7:30pm

This special CANADIAN PREMIERE screening will be feature director John Pilger in attendance, for the first time in Canada. The event is a collaboration with the Human Rights Media Institute.

SYNOPSIS:

The Big Sellout

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:09:08 -0400

Start: 11/16/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 11/16/2007 - 7:30pm

This special PREMIER SCREENING is in conjunction with the Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) - Montreal's documentary film festival. Special thanks to the producers and the Bavarian Institute for their cooperation in making this screening happen.

Tambogrande: Mangos, Murder, Mining

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:27:46 -0400

Start: 11/19/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 11/19/2007 - 7:30pm

In 1999, the residents of Tambogrande, a small town in northern Peru, learned that the Fujimori government had secretly granted mining concessions on their land to the multi-national corporation, Manhattan Minerals. The company's plans for an open-pit gold mine would involve relocation of half of the town's residents, and contaminate the soil and ground water in this agricultural region famous for its fruit orchards.

Binding Borders

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:04:11 -0500

Start: 11/19/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 11/19/2007 - 7:30pm

This short from the CBC's Digital Diversity Program, will be screened before Tambogrande.

Black Gold

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:33:18 -0400

Start: 11/26/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 11/26/2007 - 7:30pm

Multinational coffee companies now rule our shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate the industry worth over $80 billion, making coffee the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil.

But while we continue to pay for our lattes and cappuccinos, the price paid to coffee farmers remains so low that many have been forced to abandon their coffee fields.

Stuck Between Irak and a Hard Place

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:01:41 -0500

Start: 11/26/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 11/26/2007 - 7:30pm

Narcy, Canada’s infamous Iraqi MC, is hijacking the media to dispel stereotypes
about Arabs through Hip Hop. This video is an insight into the mentality of a talented young Arab who’s struggling to make it in the rap game in a post-9/11 world.

Hala Alsalman is an Iraqi-Canadian freelance reporter and video journalist. After two years of working for Reuters TV out of the Middle East, she’s currently focusing on documentary filmmaking. She’s also a magazine feature contributor for Vice and Dazed and Confused.

Radiant City

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:41:24 -0400

Start: 12/03/2007 - 7:30pm

End: 12/03/2007 - 7:30pm

Something's happening on the edge of town.

There's a desperate housewife in the parking lot, a musical chorus line mowing the lawn - and a loaded gun in the upstairs closet.

Welcome to Radiant City, an entertaining and startling new film on 21st century suburbanites.

Gary Burns, Canada's king of surreal comedy, joins journalist Jim Brown on an outing to the burbs. Venturing into territory both familiar and foreign, they turn the documentary genre inside out, crafting a vivid account of life in The Late Suburban Age.

No End in Sight

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:58:42 -0500

Start: 01/21/2008 - 7:30pm

End: 01/21/2008 - 7:30pm

A candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officials such as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Ambassador Barbara Bodine (in charge of Baghdad during the Spring of 2003), Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, and General Jay Garner (in charge of the occupation of Iraq through May 2003) as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers, and prominent analysts.

Aqui Comienzan los estados unidos

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:35:56 -0500

Start: 01/28/2008 - 7:30pm

End: 01/28/2008 - 7:30pm

Aqui will be followed by a screening of Made in LA.

Experimental short exploring the lives of those on the political, social and visual borderline.

Made in LA

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:31:22 -0500

Start: 01/28/2008 - 7:30pm

End: 01/28/2008 - 10:00pm

Made in L.A. follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from trendy clothing retailer Forever 21. In intimate observational style, Made in L.A. reveals the impact of the struggle on each woman’s life as they are gradually transformed by the experience. Compelling, humorous, deeply human, Made in L.A. is a story about immigration, the power of unity, and the courage it takes to find your voice.

The Water Front

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:20:09 -0500

Start: 02/04/2008 - 7:30pm

End: 02/04/2008 - 10:00pm

The Water Front follows a screening of Gimme Green and will include a post-screening discussion with director and Concordia professor Liz Miller.

What if you lived by the largest body of fresh water in the world but could no longer afford to use it?

Gimme Green

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:46:18 -0500

Start: 02/04/2008 - 7:31pm

End: 02/04/2008 - 7:31pm

Gimme Green precedes a screening of The Water Front, which will be followed by a discussion with director and Concordia professor Liz Miller.

SYNOPSIS:
Lawns are undeniably an American symbol.
But what do they really symbolize?
Pride and prosperity? Or waste and conformity?

Keiskamma: A Story of Love

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:23:40 -0500

Start: 02/11/2008 - 7:30pm

End: 02/11/2008 - 7:30pm

This screening is co-presented by UMOJA Concordia, who will be speaking at the screening.

The Price of Sugar

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:59:37 -0500

Start: 02/25/2008 - 7:30pm

End: 02/25/2008 - 10:00pm

This Quebec premiere is co-sponsored by Haiti-Action Montreal and co-presented by the Haitian Students Association of Concordia. Special guest speakers will be in attendance.

The Art of Resistance

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:27:33 -0500

Start: 03/03/2008 - 7:30pm

End: 03/03/2008 - 8:30pm

The Art of Resistance is co-sponsored by Art Matters and will be followed by a screening of Acting Blind..

Argentina’s troubled history, culminating in the major crisis of 2001, has seen the rise of a wave of original artistic and cultural expression. The documentary The Art of Resistance introduces us to several creators and artist collectives who use artistic expression as a means to deliver powerful social statements, explore unbridled creativity, and participate actively in constructing a new reality.

Acting Blind

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:42:12 -0500

Start: 03/03/2008 - 8:30pm

End: 03/03/2008 - 8:30pm

Acting Blind will be preceded by a screening of The Art of Resistance.

Sari's Mother

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:06:18 -0500

Start: 03/10/2008 - 7:30pm

End: 03/19/2008 - 10:00pm

Sari's Mother will be followed by a screening of 33 Days.

Filmed in Iraq over a period of one year, SARI’S MOTHER is a short documentary that follows the struggle of an
Iraqi mother to help for her 10-year-old son, Sari, who is dying of AIDS.

The Zegum family lives in the restive Mahmudiyah area of central Iraq. They make their living by selling milk and
butter, farming land rented from their neighbors. As the film opens US military helicopters are flying low over their

33 Days (33 Yaoum)

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:33:10 -0500

Start: 03/10/2008 - 8:00pm

End: 03/10/2008 - 10:00pm

33 Days is co-sponsored by Tadamon! and will be preceded by a screening of Sari's Mother.

Filmed during the massive Israeli attack on Lebanon in 2006, 33 Days chronicles the lives of four young people working in theatre, media and emergency relief. Through their creativity and commitment, the film tells untold stories that forever marked the lives of those who survived that fateful summer in Beirut.

Before Nine

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:19:21 -0500

Start: 03/17/2008 - 7:30pm

End: 03/17/2008 - 8:00pm

Before Nine will be followed by a screening of My Daughter the Terrorist.

Before Nine is a short fiction that explores issues of identity among Canadians who are subject to racism, alienation and gentrification. It is also a story about friendship and the ways in which sexual and ethnic differences can serve to bind people together in hostile environments - such can be the Canadian urban landscape.

My Daughter the Terrorist

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:16:13 -0500

Start: 03/17/2008 - 8:00pm

End: 03/17/2008 - 10:00pm

My Daughter the Terrorist will be preceded by a screening of the short fiction, Before Nine.

What makes anyone want to blow themselves up for a cause? In this intimate and personal portrait we join two young female elite soldiers trained for the ultimate mission. We share their childhood experiences, their dreams and their families’ loss. Left behind are the mothers.